Congratulations From Facebook

Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FROM FACE BOOK!

Body:

CONGRATULATIONS FROM FACE BOOK!

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
Final draws held on the (1st August 2011) by Face book group in cash
Promotion to encourage the usage of Face book world wide, your
Name was among the 20 Lucky winners who won
$900.000.00USD (nine hundred thousand united state dollars) each on the
Face book group promotion Award Attached to ticket number (5647600545189)
and Ref No (27701256002/244) Serial Number (588753451907).

The online draws was Conducted by a random selection of email you where
picked by an Advanced automated random computer search from the Face book
in other To claim your $.900.000.00USD
the lottery program which is a new innovation by Face book, is aimed at
saying A BIG THANK YOU to all our users for making Face book their number
one means to connect, communicate,relate and hook up with their families
and friends over the years.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants and Scam artists
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from
over 20,000 companies’ and 30,000,000 individuals’ email addresses and
names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every
three years.You have to be Rest assured that this is Real and Legal..and
there are Some Scam artists around…Thanks to the FBI…216 of them have
been arrested… The software corporation to encourage some few
individuals with web site and email addresses promoted this lottery.

Your name was selected in a raffle that was made 8th of November 2011 so we
need your fast response so that we can proceed with the delivery of your
fund .

You are required to contact our dispatch dept via email
(facebookprogramme002[@]gmail.com) with information below in order for us
to complete your winning certificate and for further information
regarding
the disbursement of your lottery win.

All winnings must be claimed not later than 10th of December 2011. After this
date, all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. To avoid
unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your
reference and batch numbers in all correspondences. Furthermore, if there
is any change in email address please contact us on time

Note: Do not reply to these Face Book Account for security purpose reply
to the payment department in charge and if you are not interested please
do not bother to reply.

To enable him issue you certificate of winning Accept my hearty
congratulations once again

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I'm still receiving a weekly text from someone who Identified themselves as Patrick Widen the promo coordinator, and expected me to send almost $350. to receive their maybe prize. They ate my minutes with excessive texts, and were rude to boot, when I baulked at paying to receive a promo offer!!! I was originally contacted by a "so-called" executive of Facebook on chat, Jane Bell, who's page on facebook looks legit, but that's when the texts started. I imagined my identity being hacked, or worse. Please catch these perps so I can sleep well again!!!

I was contacted first on Facebook by a Bell James, so-called executive at Facebook, about winning a promotion, being one of 12 people winning up to $500,000usd. That was yesterday. Today I received a half dozen text messages, from a Patrick Widen, about winning funds. The catch is you must pay a fee to receive these funds, which seems like an act of fraud to me. I've received bogus emails like this promo scam before but never with interference/hacking into Facebook like this, using instant messaging, like a "friend" on Facebook. I'm feeling more violated, the more I write this!!!

2 People listening EH...??? Well someone --ANYONE-- in the UNIVERSE please HEAR THIS!!!! Who is connected to this UTTER & nonsensical CRAP??? I either want to get to the bottom of this or I want to be left alone. Could FB be a party to this..... ???? Hmmmm...... just mulling through passing thoughts in my mind.... GOODNESS knows that without showing up on their front door step at HQ, one probably isn't going to be able to logically or by ANY means communiate with those folks! WT#???? Trust me, I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE & RESEARCH! ARGH!!!! Signed, Distracted Social Network User who NEEDS to focus on what's important....

I GOT A CONGRATS LETTER SAYING I HAD WON $600,000. SIGNED PATRICK WIDEN . EVEN GOT A LETTER FROM THE F.B.I. SAYING IT WAS TRUE . THESE SCAMMERS ARE GETTING GOOD . IT IS A SHAME THEY WILL GO TO SUCH TROUBLE EVEN USING OTHER PEOPLES NAME AND ADDRESSES .EVEN GAVEME THE ADDRESS OF FACEBOOK OFFICE . I DIDN'T JUST FALL OFF THE TURNIP TRUCK , SCAMMERS .

yea, I just got this e-mail this morning. God knows it's just REALLY SAD. God knows I REALLY needed this. People are really really financially hurting these days.....GOOD people, like myself. Some people living out in the street...people jumpin' of a bridge from such financial stress...kids in Africa no food, babies sitting in a hut all alone cause mamma gotta work. People like this guy here just deserve to rot in jail....all that wrong doing over $250.
now I have a headache.

I also got an email stating i won money, but I am not going to send any money and i also was given an address where pick up the check in penn, this person think he /she is smart. got you all figured out.

i got a similar email got a certificate and requested their number to ask if it was a scam and a guy claiming to be patrick widen called asking if i wanted it mailed or if i wanted to pick it up and i had ten days to pick up at their office phone was 408-498-1989 guy had a strong accent

Call me gullible or whatever you want.. I also recieved the "Winning" Facebook Lottery for the amount of $600,000.00.....What a joke. I asked a lot of questions via email and text messages. I have been abandoned by my husband with no food and he took our only vehicle. I am unemployed and have 2 small children. So I even told this Patrick person that I am not greedy woman and that $20,000 would be plenty for me. And that he could keep the remainder of my supposed winnings. He then replied by telling me I am making things difficult and that if I did not send him to $210 that I would be reported to the police department. I am not sure why this would happen as I was only asking questions. I will be forwarding all correspondence to the FBI. So much for trying to look for the cloud with silver lining!!!!